Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (Communication Sciences) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Contribute to a strong academic identity and scholarly culture in the Communication Science Department.
• Teach and assess undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Communication Science, including in a specific Communication Science specialisation.
• Mentor and supervise final year and postgraduate students.
• Initiate and conduct high-level research, attract grant funding, and collaborate with national and international researchers.
• Publish quality research outputs consistently.
• Actively participate in applicable UFS committee and management structures.
• Contribute to programme development and curriculum review within the Department and Faculty.
• Participate in engaged scholarship.
• Recruit senior students for postgraduate studies.
• Perform organisational and administrative duties.

Inherent requirements:
Senior Lecturer

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in Communication Science or cognate discipline.
• A minimum of three (3) years lecturing experience in Communication Science at a tertiary institution.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of communication scholarship.
• An NRF rating or potential for obtaining an NRF rating within a reasonable time.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s degree students and PhD Students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals
• Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.

Associate Professor

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in Communication Science or cognate discipline.
• A Minimum of five (5) years lecturing experience in Communication Science at a tertiary institution.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/ posters at national and international scholarly conferences.
• Proven experience in supervision of MA and PhD students.
• Experience as an external examiner for postgraduate students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals (at least 10 to 15 publications).
• An NRF C3 rating or higher.
• Recognised nationally as an established scholar within the communication discipline.
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency

Recommendations:

• Ability to conduct/manage/publish interdisciplinary research.
• Ability to teach in an interdisciplinary context.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) and, the ability to function well in the university’s richly diverse working environment.
• Experience in teaching with electronic content management tools such as Blackboard.
• Experience in teaching first year modules and honours modules.
• Experience as a departmental leader/manger in a higher education environment.